Novel anti-staphylococcal and anti-biofilm properties of two anti-malarial compounds: MMV665953 {1-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)urea} and MMV665807 {5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide}
Author(s) -
Marta Zapotoczna,
Nabila Boksmati,
Sinead Donohue,
Baizurina Bahtiar,
Ahmad Boland,
Hamzah Al Somali,
Alysia Cox,
H. Humphreys,
James P. O’Gara,
Marian Brennan,
E. O’Neill
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000446
Subject(s) - resazurin , biofilm , staphylococcus aureus , cytotoxicity , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , antibiotics , bacteria , biology , in vitro , biochemistry , genetics
The treatment of device-related infections is challenging and current anti-microbial compounds have poor anti-biofilm activity. We aimed to identify and characterize novel compounds effective in the eradication of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms.
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